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Sad week
by Walubengo J 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

I know it is not ICT but we may need to acknowledge the untimely demise of our Ministers in charge of Security, their Pilots and security details in the ill-fated helicopter crash. Closer home, we may wish to also say a Prayer for Judy Okite whose dad also passed on late last week. May the lord rest their souls in peace. walu.

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World map of dominating websites
by alice＠apc.org 10 Jun '12

10 Jun '12

World map of dominatingwebsiteshttp://pierretran.posterous.com/world-map-of-dominating-w… The map above includes #1 websites in each country, based on traffic rank (Alexa data, for want of anything better). It doesn’t include properties. Google’s traffic is scattered across nearly 200 domains for local versions of Google (google.se, google.lt, google.co.uk…). Google also owns 23 of the top 100 websites in the world, making Facebook pale in comparison. Source: webempires.org

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University of Toronto’s Canada Centre and Citizen Lab Announce the Cyber Stewards Program
by Grace Githaiga 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

University of Toronto’s Canada Centre and Citizen Lab Announce the Cyber Stewards Program The Canada Centre for Global Security Studies (Canada Centre) and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto (with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)) are pleased to announce the launch of the Cyber Stewards program. The Cyber Stewards program is designed to address the urgent need to support South-based cyber security scholars, advocates, and practitioners to articulate a vision of cyber security in which rights and openness are protected on the basis of shared research and empirical knowledge. Cyber Stewards will be selected from across the global South. They will work locally while networking globally through the auspices of the Canada Centre and Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto. Cyber Stewards will define their own scope of work and activities based on their local context and pressing concerns. The expectation will be that Cyber Stewards will map, analyze, and ultimately impact the cyber security priorities of their own countries and regions on the basis of shared knowledge and practices. “We are excited about this opportunity, and the prospects that the Cyber Stewards network can accomplish,” says Ron Deibert, Director of the Canada Centre and Citizen Lab. “Working together, we envision the Cyber Stewards will help contribute to a growing global movement of citizens, scholars and practitioners - a community of practice - whose aim is to protect cyberspace as a secure but open commons of information in which human rights are respected.” Detailed Overview As cyberspace expands and deepens in the global South, there are growing concerns around how cyberspace will be governed and constituted. The security of cyberspace is now an urgent concern. A cyber arms race among governments and non-state actors has begun in earnest. Facing a growing number of threats, from cyber crime to espionage and warfare, governments are developing ambitious cyber security strategies, some of which include far-reaching and potentially ominous censorship, surveillance, and information operation components. Unless proper checks and balances are instituted locally, there will continue to be strong pressures to build “surveillance-by design” into newly built infrastructure -- particularly the newly emerging mobile and social media ecosystems. These troubling trends of information control and securitization portend the gradual disintegration of an open and secure commons of information on a global scale. It is essential that the process of cyber securitization taking place in the South includes local voices who can articulate a vision of cyber security in which rights and openness are protected on the basis of shared research and empirical knowledge. The aim of the Cyber Stewards project is to help support and develop those local voices. Why “Steward”? Stewardship is typically defined as an ethic of responsible behaviour in a situation of shared resources, typically with respect to the natural environment and the commons, such as the oceans and outer space. Although cyberspace is more of a mixed pooled resource that cuts across public and private sector than a commons per se, the concept of stewardship still carries considerable merit: it implies behaviour that goes beyond self-interest to accomplish something in the service of a wider public good. It emphasizes the need for balance and the appreciation of the complexity of the system. It carries with it a connotation of custodianship and citizen-based monitoring, all of which mesh with the aims of the network we are setting out to build. Why should South-based scholars and practitioners link up with a North-based institution, like the University of Toronto? Moving forward, it is imperative that stewards of cyberspace include representation from all stakeholders in the global communications environment, and that bridges are built between communities across North, South, East and West. Although the challenges of each locality are unique, together we live in a shared communications space that is becoming increasingly dense and interconnected. We have a shared responsibility to sustain that space in a manner that supports everyone’s rights, while keeping it secure. Networking South-based Cyber Stewards with the University of Toronto’s Canada Centre and Citizen Lab’s already existing network of collaborative partnerships will help accomplish that goal and hopefully build a broad community of global Cyber Stewards that empowers us all collectively. Who will make up the Cyber Stewards program and how will it operate? There will be a diversity in research topics and methods, as well as regional and disciplinary backgrounds, in the constitution of Cyber Stewards. We anticipate that the group will form a network of peers, in which the Cyber Stewards regularly interact with each other, engage in knowledge sharing and joint research and development, and mutual mentorship. Cyber Stewards will interact virtually as well as through occasional joint workshops and major conferences, facilitated by the Canada Centre and Citizen Lab. Interested parties from any of the following regions should send a CV and a five page outline that details project ideas to cyberstewards(a)citizenlab.org (Central America, Caribbean, South America, sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, and Asia). About the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies The Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs is a centre of interdisciplinary research, policy development, and other activities in emerging security issues that are critical to Canada's future. Established in spring 2010 with a grant from the Government of Canada, the Canada Centre's areas of interdisciplinary study include cyber security, global health, food security, and region-specific concerns, such as the future of the Arctic, post-Soviet Europe, the new Asian powers, and the changing face of the Americas. About the Citizen Lab The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, Canada focusing on advanced research and development at the intersection of digital media, global security, and human rights. We are a “hothouse” that combines the disciplines of political science, sociology, law, computer science, engineering, and graphic design. Our mission is to undertake advanced research and engage in development that monitors, analyses, and impacts the exercise of political power in cyberspace. We undertake this mission through collaborative partnerships with leading edge research centers, organizations, and individuals around the world, and through a unique “mixed methods” approach that combines technical analysis with intensive field research, qualitative social science, and legal and policy analysis methods undertaken by subject matter experts. The Citizen Lab’s ongoing research network includes the OpenNet Initiative, OpenNet Eurasia, and Opennet.Asia as well as the Cyber Security Stewards network. The Citizen Lab was a founding partner of the Information Warfare Monitor (2002-2012). The Citizen Lab developed the original design of the Psiphon censorship circumvention software, which spun out of the lab into a private Canadian corporation (Psiphon Inc.) in 2008. Ronald DeibertDirector, the Citizen Lab and the Canada Centre for Global Security StudiesMunk School of Global AffairsUniversity of Toronto(416) 946-8916 PGP: http://deibert.citizenlab.org/pubkey.txthttp://deibert.citizenlab.org/ twitter.com/citizenlab r.deibert(a)utoronto.ca

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Internship opportunity at IGF secretariat in Geneva
by alice＠apc.org 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/1154 Each year, the IGF Secretariat offers a limited number of unpaid internships. Successful applicants are able to demonstrate a strong interest in Internet Governance related issues and have an understanding of and experience in research. Internships last approximately three months with the possibility of extension. Interns are expected to work full time, but part-time internships are available to applicants studying in Geneva. The applicants may be post-graduate students or they may have completed their studies. The applicant must have study and/or work experience in one of the following fields: Internet governance, information and communications technology, public policy, public relations, international relations, political sciences, international law, economics. Of particular interest are applicants who have a personal interest and experience in more than one of the above fields. Interns are expected to participate in the daily activities and administration of the IGF Secretariat and also to undertake research activities. Requirements Applicants must be: - able to demonstrate that they have a strong interest in Internet Governance related issues; - fluent in English (a general knowledge of French or another UN language is desirable). Applications and selection process To apply for an internship, please send a CV and a statement of interest to the IGF Secretariat, at igf [at] unog.ch. In addition, you must provide the names and contact information of two references (former employers, professors, supervisors, etc.). After an initial evaluation, the Secretariat will send you further application materials to be filled in and returned for consideration.

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF (July 6, 2012) - @WCITLeaks on Twitter
by Ali Hussein 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Listers Here is another document that should shed some more light on the discussions at ITU regarding this issue. You can also follow twitter handle below to keep yourself updated. @WCITLeaks Have a good weekend all. Ali Hussein On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu(a)gmail.com>wrote: > the Internet is a new platform for violence against women, human > trafficking etc. > on the other hand because majority of women did not have resources, > there are significantly fewer women on the Internet and technoly > generally.... > (another Grace) > > 2012/6/8, Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com>: > > Grace, > > > > How does Technology and violence against women map into Internet > > Governance framework? > > > > > > ______________________ > > Mwendwa Kivuva > > For > > Business Development > > Transworld Computer Channels > > Cel: 0722402248 > > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > www.transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing > > kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know > > > > > -- > Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) > Kenya > Skype: gracebomu > Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu) > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > -- *Ali Hussein|Managing Partner* * *Telemedia Africa Azania Technology Group Chaka Court, Argwings Kodhek Road P O Box 14556-00100 Office: +254 737 751409 Cell: +254 773/713 601113 *Nairobi, Kenya* Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo "You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt.". - E. St. Elmo Lewis, member, Advertising Hall of Fame

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF
by Jane Ngima Muriuki 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Dear All This a good move to have the Kenya IGF in July. This will prepare us for the African IGF and the International Conference later in the year. Some topics that come to my mind are 1. Promoting internet access in terms of infrastructure and cost. At the same time the cost of ipads,tablets,smart phones and other devices that are needed by the end user. I am working with a program that is promoting access to education by youth in slums and marginalized communities and these are major challenges. 2. ICT and development 3. Enabling access to Education 4. open source resource Jane Muriuki Quoting kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Article on the World IP v 6 Launch Breakfast at the I-Hub > on 6th June 2012 (Barrack Otieno) > 2. Kenya IGF (July 6, 2012) (Grace Githaiga) > 3. Re: Kenya IGF (July 6, 2012) (Ali Hussein) > 4. Re: Kenya IGF (July 6, 2012) (alice(a)apc.org) > 5. Re: Looking for Journalist (Agosta Liko) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 23:26:08 +0300 > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > ke-internetusers-bounces(a)bdix.net, skunkworks <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Article on the World IP v 6 Launch Breakfast > at the I-Hub on 6th June 2012 > Message-ID: > <CAKX6dsES8BJNQq-Wdjnq=a-zwmtW7hAtqqvXqeA=oYacCfnoCg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Listers, > > The article summarises the days proceedings, enjoy reading: > > http://kenya.news24.com/MyNews24/Internet-Protocol-Version-Six-IPV6-launche… > > Best Regards > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF (July 6, 2012)
by Katundu , Michael 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Dear all; I agree. This is a Cybersecurity issue rather than 'Network Monitoring'. Regards, MICHAEL KAMUTI KATUNDU Ag. DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DIVISION, COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA, P.O BOX 14448, NAIROBI, 00800, KENYA TEL: +254-20-4242446/7 or 0703042446/7 EMAIL: . katundu(a)cck.go.ke KE-CIRT/CC: cirt(a)cck.go.ke WEBSITE: . www.cck.go.ke ----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+katundu=cck.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Katundu , Michael Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Fri Jun 08 08:19:31 2012 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF (July 6, 2012) Thank you GG and Barrack, A quick question, what do we mean by CCK monitoring? Should this not be a cybersecurity issue? Best Alice -----Original Message----- From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+alice=apc.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 20:20:29 To: <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Kenya IGF (July 6, 2012) _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/katundu%40cck.go.ke The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Looking for Journalist
by Gilda Odera 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Sorry for cross posting. I am looking for this journalist in the picture attached. He attended the on-going BPO Conference at Crown Plaza Hotel yesterday. If any journalist or person has his contacts, do kindly contact me? Kind regards, Gilda Odera

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Re: [kictanet] Article on the World IP v 6 Launch Breakfast at the I-Hub on 6th June 2012
by Barrack Otieno 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Listers, The article summarises the days proceedings, enjoy reading: http://kenya.news24.com/MyNews24/Internet-Protocol-Version-Six-IPV6-launche… Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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WCITleaks just launched
by Grace Githaiga 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

http://wcitleaks.org/ Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Today we’re launching WCITLeaks.orgAs you may have heard, the UN is trying to take over the internet. Well, that’s not really true, but member states of the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) are definitely going to negotiate an agreement related to the Internet at the World Conference on International Communications (WCIT - pronounced ‘wicket’) this December in Dubai. U.S. officials have warned that some member states, including Russia and China, have put forth proposals to regulate the Internet. Vint Cerf has warned that “Such proposals raise the prospect of policies that enable government controls but greatly diminish the ‘permissionless innovation’ that underlies extraordinary Internet-based economic growth to say nothing of trampling human rights.”So what are these proposals? Well, we don’t know exactly. To see them, you have to have access to the ITU’s password protected website. This lack of transparency brings to mind secret negotiations like the one that gave us ACTA, and several civil society groups have written to the ITU demanding access to the documents.The proposals are not classified and it’s not illegal to share them. In fact, they often are shared. At a recent panel discussion that I attended, the State Department’s Richard Beaird said, “Access to the proposals, of course, as I have done and others have done, is if you ask me, I will give you those proposals. I don’t want to have a flood of requests coming in from the room or those int he television audience.”At the time, I tweeted: “If someone will pass them to me, I volunteer to host a site with gov WCIT proposals.” It seemed weird to me that someone wasn’t collecting and publishing the documents, like how opencrs.com does with Congressional Research Service reports. I promptly forgot about the idea, but was reminded yesterday when Milton Mueller wrote this post urging the U.S. to make documents available. He wrote: Today, IGP has learned that the U.S. government is in possession of a document that brings together descriptions of all the WCIT proposals emerging from the ITU’s Council Working Group. The document, known as TD 64, compiles all the proposals on the table into a single document without attributing them to any specific government. No law or treaty stops the US government from making this document available to the public. We urge the U.S. government to release TD 64 of the ITU Council Working Group immediately. Of course, while it’s not illegal, publishing these documents is probably not considered polite in the rarefied diplomatic circles of the ITU. So, I thought we’d give folks with access to the documents a helping hand.Yesterday Eli Dourado and I spent a couple of hours putting together a website at WCITLeaks.org. The idea is simple: If you have a WCIT or ITU related document you’d like to share, submit it anonymously and we will publish it. That’s it. We hope you find it useful and that you’ll spread the word. //Cynthia M. WongDirector, Global Internet Freedom Project Center for Democracy & Technology CDT • 1634 I Street NW • Suite 1100 • Washington, DC 20006E cynthia(a)cdt.org P +1-202-407-8835 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting FREE +1-202-407-8835end_of_the_skype_highlighting F +1-202-637-0968 Keeping the Internet Open, Innovative & Free!Follow our work on Twitter @CenDemTech @cynthiamw

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